Product Recall Number: 19-211
Why was DEWALT Multi-Functional Utility Bars recalled?
The utility bar can break while being used for prying, posing an injury hazard to the user.
Product Recall Number: 19-211
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2019-09-26
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: DEWALT Multi-Functional Utility Bars
Description: This recall involves DeWALT 40” Multi-Functional Utility Bars designed at one end for prying and at the other for gripping boards. The bars are yellow at one end and black at the other. The name “DeWALT” and the model number DWHT55293 are printed in black on the yellow end.
Hazard Description: The utility bar can break while being used for prying, posing an injury hazard to the user.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 145,000
Incidents: DeWALT has received at least 56 reports of the utility bars breaking, including four reports of injured users.
Remedy: DeWALT toll free at 866-937-9805 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday; e-mail at recall@sbdinc.com; or online at www.dewalt.com and click on “Service and Support,” then “Safety Recall Notice” for more information.
Sold At: The Home Depot and other hardware stores nationwide, and online at www.amazon.com and other online retailers from December 2015 through March 2019 for between $30 and $40.
Importers: DeWALT Industrial Tool Company, of Towson, Md
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Mexico
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed